Luanda

¹ American  

[loo-an-duh, -ahn-] / luˈæn də, -ˈɑn- /

noun

1. a female given name: from a Bantu word meaning “melody.”

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Luanda ² American  

[loo-an-duh, -ahn-] / luˈæn də, -ˈɑn- /

Portuguese Loanda

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Angola, in SW Africa.

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Luanda British  

/ lʊˈændə /

noun

1. Official name: São Paulo de Loanda.  the capital of Angola, a port in the west, on the Atlantic: founded in 1576, it became a centre of the slave trade to Brazil in the 17th and 18th centuries; oil refining. Pop: 2 839 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

Just over a third is direct development aid, the EU's ambassador to Angola, Rosario Bento Pais, told AFP in Luanda.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Leo will visit Yaounde, Bamenda and Douala from April 15 to 18, then Luanda, Muxima and Saurimo between April 18 and 21, before travelling to Malabo, Mongomo and Bata between April 21 and 23.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

The team media officer, Promise Efoghe, said a replacement aircraft was sent to Luanda and the journey to Nigeria was safely completed.

From Barron's • Oct. 12, 2025

Once the Zimrida eventually leaves Ivory Coast, it will deliver the remainder of the cargo to Luanda in Angola and and Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2025

Pascal has gone farthest—for two years he’s been in Luanda, where he studies petroleum engineering and, I sincerely believe, chases girls.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver